Zelenski reveals what Trump asked in the discussion they had on the phone. “The positions are clear”
Volodimir Zelenski. Credit Line: DTS Nachrichtenagentur / Imago Stock & People / Profimedia
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, says in an X message that he told President Donald Trump that sanctions against Russia should be tightened “if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia is trying to avoid an honest conclusion.”
Following discussions with Trump and “coordination” with European leaders, Zelenski says that “positions are clear”: “A real peace, one that is sustainable, not just another break between Russian invasions must be made.”
Zelenski calls for the termination of massacres, a truce on the ground and in the air and the release of Ukrainian war prisoners.
“The crimes must cease as soon as possible, the fire should be stopped both on the battlefield and in the air, as well as against our port infrastructure. All the prisoners of war and the Ukrainian civilians must be released, and the children abducted by Russia must be returned. Thousands of our people remain in the captivity – all must be in the time. Zelenski.
“Nothing can be decided without Ukraine”
“In my conversation with President Trump, I said that sanctions should be tightened if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia is trying to avoid an honest conclusion of the war. Sanctions are an effective tool. Security must be reliably and long -term, with the involvement of both Europe and the USA. Territorial, it cannot be decided without Ukraine, ”says Zelenski.
Today, Following a conversation with president Trump, wefther coordinated with European leaders. The Postions has Clear. A Real Peace Must Be Achieded, One That Will Be Lasting, Not just another pause Between Russian invasions.
Killings Must Stop As Soon As…
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир зеленський (@zezekyyua) August 16, 2025
Previously, the Ukrainian president announced that he spoke an hour on the phone with Donald Trump after he finished the summit with Vladimir Putin from Alaska and that the European leaders were joined at another hour.
Zelenski said he would go to Washington on Monday to talk to Trump all the details of the cessation of killings and war.
At the same time, after Donald Trump was informed about what he talked to Vladimir Putin, European leaders consulted on Saturday morning and sent a message to welcome peace efforts and say they are ready to collaborate for a trilateral summit, but they stressed that there are conditions.
Friday's discussions between Trump and Putin in Alaska did not result in concrete results, the two leaders ending their meeting in Alaska without making a statement about a possible cessation of fire in Ukraine.
In the statement at the end of the summit, the US president spoke about agreements on important points, but did not provide details.
